I recommended Days of Heaven to a colleague last week, and he just dropped in to tell me he watched it last night, and now it's his favorite movie ever. He said he kept forgetting that it wasn't archival footage from the turn of the last century. He also said that Terry Malick plays basketball every Thursday at a court not too far from his house, and he's considering taking up stalking the man. I could think of worse ways to spend your time.
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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Hayden - Mar 13, 2008 6:51:02 am PDT #4273 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Scrappy - Mar 13, 2008 7:57:14 am PDT #4274 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
What a pleasure to be able to see Days of Heaven for the first time! I still remember walking out of the theater in a daze of cinematic bliss after my first viewing in college.
megan walker - Mar 13, 2008 8:28:21 am PDT #4275 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
For work: If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
Sue - Mar 13, 2008 8:32:15 am PDT #4276 of 10000
hip deep in pie
If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
Ummm...none.
Tom Scola - Mar 13, 2008 8:33:16 am PDT #4277 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I can't even name the one you spelled out for us.
megan walker - Mar 13, 2008 8:35:11 am PDT #4278 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Even this is important information!
brenda m - Mar 13, 2008 8:36:07 am PDT #4279 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
::crickets::
Nutty - Mar 13, 2008 8:36:36 am PDT #4280 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
I can't name the director, but the biopic about Patrice Lumumba from a couple years ago came to mind.
megan walker - Mar 13, 2008 8:38:35 am PDT #4281 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Sembène Ousmane is from Sénégal. He had quite the career until he died this year. He directed Moolaadé, that film about female "circumcision" that came out a few years ago.
flea - Mar 13, 2008 8:39:47 am PDT #4282 of 10000
information libertarian
I don't think I could name any African film directors, much less any Francophone ones. I could name writers, though! That counts for something, right?